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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 娴

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
娴 xián - variant of 嫻|娴[xian2]
娴 xián - elegant
- refined
- to be skilled at

List Ranking for: 娴

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 49,622 16,373 19,690

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 女 闲

Radical:

女

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

闲

Semantic:

女

Hint:

Woman

Other Words Containing 娴

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
娴熟 - - 23,469 22,294 27,584
娴 - - 49,622 16,373 19,690
娴静 - - 63,313 58,639 41,072